A Family's Wake-Up Call

Charlie Ternan was a college senior—the empathetic friend who stayed up late to listen, the guy who held his group together. On May 14, 2020, he took what he thought was a Percocet for back pain before a job interview. It was fake. Hear from Charlie's dad Ed, his sister Teresa, his girlfriend Bridget, and the housemates who found him—and understand why this could happen to anyone.